Roving Buffalo April 2016
The bodacious move to place a small sampling of artworks by African American artists in the White House’s Presidential Art Collection is having a ripple effect.
Spend your Summer writing with Chimamanda Adichie
Farafina Trust will be holding a creative writing workshop in Lagos, organized by award-winning writer and creative director of Farafina Trust, Chimamanda Adichie, from June 21 to July 1, 2016.
THE FILM SOCIETY OF LINCOLN CENTER AND AFRICAN FILM FESTIVAL, INC. ANNOUNCE LINEUP FOR 23RD NEW YORK AFRICAN FILM FESTIVAL, MAY 4-10
The Film Society of Lincoln Center and African Film Festival, Inc. announce the lineup for the 23rd New York African Film Festival, May 4-10.
Notes on Collecting: A Conversation with Congressman John Lewis
Congressman John Lewis, the representative for Georgia’s 5th District in the United States, is a dedicated public servant, an author and one the most important living figures from the Civil Rights Movement in the U.S..
Sundance Institute Announces Acting Company and Creative Advisors for 2016 Theatre Lab in MENA
Sundance Institute today announced the acting company, dramaturgs and creative advisors participating in its pilot Theatre Lab in the MENA region, including Sandra Oh, Hoon Lee, Deanna Dunagan, Hala Omran and Raeda Taha.
“Ask Your Mama: Twelve Moods for Jazz” featuring the Ron McCurdy Quartet at Dillard High School April 9
The Dillard Center for the Arts and the Old Dillard Museum present a musical tribute to the legendary poet, Langston Hughes, featuring the Ron McCurdy Quartet.
Curatorial Intensive in Dakar
This summer, in partnership with RAW Material Company, ICI will organize the Curatorial Intensive in Dakar, Senegal. With this fourth Intensive in Africa–following past programs in Johannesburg, Addis Ababa, and Marrakech–ICI maintains its commitment to supporting the development of curatorial practice and international networks in Africa.
AFROFUTURISM: BLACK NOVELIST SAYS THE ONGOING GREAT WAR OF AFRICA CAN BE TERMINATED
Africa’s most troubling setbacks can be resolved by embracing speculative literature and modern technology. The ongoing Great War of Africa can be terminated according to Resurrecting the King –